Selected Recent Awards and Recognitions
2020
Khanh V. Do, Ph.D.
LSU HEALTH NEW ORLEANS FELLOW LA'S 1ST NIH OUTSTANDING SCHOLAR
New Orleans, LA - Khanh Do, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow at LSU Health New Orleans Neuroscience Center
of Excellence,
is a member of the first group chosen by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as
NIH Outstanding Scholars in Neuroscience.
2019
Haydee E.P. Bazan, PhD - recipient of ARVO Fellow award 2019
2018
DZNE Award Lecture: Nicolas Bazan
Prof. Pierluigi Nicotera with Dr. Nicoas G. Bazan
https://www.dzne.de/en/spotlight/meldungen/2018/dzne-award-lecture-nicolas-bazan/
2017
Dr. Jeffrey Erickson
Cover - Journal of Neurochemistry, July 2017
2016
Dr. Nicolas Bazan with Dr. Edward Dennis and Nobel Laureate Dr. Bengt Samuelsson
Dr. Nicolas Bazan organized and chaired an international conference on the significance
of lipid signaling in biology and medicine in La Jolla, California, May 18-19, 2016, to
honor Dr. Edward Dennis. Dr. Bazan brought together, in a memorable meeting, all
the leadership in lipid mediators, from basic research to translational studies. In
this photo, Dr. Bazan is being awarded a sculpture of Neuroprotectin D1 from Dr. Dennis
and Dr. Bengt Samuelsson from the Karolinska Institute, Sweden, Honorary Co-Chair
of the conference. The sculpture was made by Byron Rubin, a famous molecular sculpture
maker, who has several of his pieces in the Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC,
and in many other prominent places.
Dr. Chu Chen
2016 Distinguised Alumnus Award
Tulane University 1993
2016 Aesculapian Excellence in Teaching Awards
Third Year Resident
Dr. Tabitha Quebedeaux, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Graduate in Neuroscience
Major Professor: Nicolas G. Bazan, M.D., Ph.D.
Dissertation: Dentate Gyrus Hyperexcitability Following Status Epilepticus:
Characterization and attenuation by Neuroprotectin D1
Bazan Awarded International Gradle Medal
Healthcare Journal of New Orleans
Bazan Awarded International Gradle Medal. Dr Nicolas Bazan Nicolas G. Bazan, MD, PhD,
Professor and Director of the Neuroscience Center of Excellence at LSU Health
LSU professor gets medal for teaching
Bazan awarded Gradle Medal/Baton Rouge Advocate, February 21, 2016
Business Honors
Dr. Nicolas G. Bazan, professor and director of the Neuroscience Center of Excellence at LSU Health New
Orleans School of Medicine,
has been presented the 2016 Gradle Medal for Teaching by the Pan-American Association
of Ophthalmology.
Baton Rouge Advocate, February 21, 2016
2015
Dr. Nicolas G. Bazan
56th International Conference on the Bioscience of lipids
22-26 September 2015, Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina
Congradulations to Dr. Hamilton Farris as the recipient of the
LSU School of Medicine Aesculapian Society, Excellence in Teaching 2015 Award
2014
Neuroscience Center of Excellence Christmas Party and Awards
click on photo to download PDF
2013
|The Medal Professor Miroslaw M. Mossakowski Award to Nicolas G. Bazan, M.D., Ph.D.
2012
Walter J. Lukiw, Ph.D.
March 2012 - Invited platform presentation and chair:
‘NF-kB-sensitive micro RNA (miRNA) signaling in Alzheimer's disease (AD)';
Micro RNA (miRNA) in Human Disease & Development Symposium, Cambridge, MA USA
May 2012 - Invited platform presentation:
‘Regulation of complement factor H (CFH; chr 1q32) by multiple miRNAs in human brain
and retina';
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale
FL, USA.
July 2012 - Invited Symposium Speaker:
‘Complexity of micro RNA (miRNA) signaling in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related
neurological disorders';
RNA-based Therapeutics for Neurodegenerative Disease Symposium; Alzheimer Association
International Conference (AAIC),
Vancouver British Columbia, CANADA
July 2012 - Invited platform presentation entitled:
‘Novel drug delivery systems and therapeutics for the eye';
International Society for Eye Research (ISER) 20th Annual Meeting, Berlin GERMANY
October 2012 - Invited platform nanosymposium presentation entitled:
'Common micro RNAs (miRNAs) target complement factor H (CFH) regulation in Alzheimer's
disease (AD)
and in age-related macular degeneration (AMD)';
Society for Neuroscience (SFN) Annual Meeting, New Orleans LA, USA
2011
Haydee E.P. Bazan, Ph.D.
Lecture and Co-Chair -
“Lipoxin A4 Inhibits Platelet-Activating Factor-Induced Corneal Injury and Inflammatory
Response.”
Bioactive Lipids in Cancer, Inflammation, and Related Diseases. (September 18-21)
Nicolas G. Bazan, M.D., Ph.D.
Special award as "Guest of Honour" presented by Mayor of Torre di Ruggiero
of the Ruggiero il Normanno City, Catanzaro, Italy. (September 7)
Dr. N. Bazan will receive the “Alkmeon International Prize,”
in recognition for his discovery of DHA neuroprotection signaling. Previous recipients
of this award include:
Prof. Solomon Snyder, John Hopkins Medical School - 2011;
Prof. Rita Levi Montalcini, Rome, Nobel Laureate - 2003;
Prof. Arvid Carlsson, Göteborg, Nobel Laureate - 2001;
Sir John Eccles, Oxford, Nobel Laureate - 1994;
Sir John Vane, London, Nobel Laureate - 1996.
The event is sponsored by University of Rome tor Vergata,
European School for the Assessment of New Medicines, (September 8)
Nicolas G. Bazan, M.D., Ph.D.
Award for Outstanding Research on Neuroprotection,
University of Catania, Presented by Magnifico Rettore (President) Catania, Italy.
(September 12)
Nicolas G. Bazan, M.D., Ph.D.
Excelencia Award for Medical Research and Business
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Louisiana
Nicolas G. Bazan, M.D., Ph.D.
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Board of Trustees,
ARVO Gold Fellow, FARVO (Fellow of ARVO)
May, 2011
2010
Nicolas G. Bazan, M.D., Ph.D.
Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame 2010 Laureate
Junior Achievement Award Program
Thursday, March 25, 2010
2009
The 22nd Biennial Meeting of the ISN/APSN Joint Meeting Taiwan Satellite Conference
2009
Plenary Lecturer: Nicolas G. Bazan, M.D., Ph.D.
Omega-3 Essential Fatty Acids Modulates Initiation and Progression of Neurodegenerative
Diseases
Haydee E.P. Bazan, Ph.D.
Neurotrophins and DHA Induce Nerve Regeneration
Selected Program Pages
LSUHSC'S BAZAN AWARDED ARRA GRANT TO PRESERVE VISION
Haydee Bazan, PhD, Professor of Ophthalmology at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans
School of Medicine, has been awarded a $710,000 grant over two years by the National
Institutes of Health to advance her research on potential therapeutic approaches to
heal corneal injuries. The grant was awarded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act. READ MORE
LSUHSC RESEARCH IDENTIFIES ENZYME THAT MAKES SURVIVAL MOLECULE FOR KEY VISION CELLS
Research lead by Dr. Nicolas Bazan, Boyd Professor and Director of the Neuroscience
Center of Excellence at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, identifying an enzyme
that makes neuroprotectin D1 which specifically and selectively protects retinal cells
key for vision, will be published in the June 26, 2009 issue of the Journal of Biological Chemistry. READ MORE
Tiffany Niemoller, a 5th year MD/PhD student awarded NIH grant for research on protective
effects of fish oil in stroke READ MORE
David Stark, a 5th year MD/PhD student awarded NIH grant to determine how specific
molecules derived from the omega-3 fatty acid, docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), can protect
the brain under conditions of stress READ MORE
2009 Neuroscience Center of Excellence Retreat Travel Awardees
Recent Advances in Retinal Degeneration, 2008
Book dedicated to Nicolas G. Bazan
Table of Contents
2008 Neuroscience Center of Excellence Retreat Travel Awardees
2007
Proctor Medal
The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) presented to Nicolas
G. Bazan, the Proctor Medal 2007, ARVO's highest honor. The award was presented during
ARVO's Annual Meeting in Fort Lauderdale, FL, in May 2007. Bazan was chosen as the
recipient of the Proctor Medal for his elucidation of the lipid pathways in the retina,
his discovery of the DHA derivatives named docosanoids, his work on the platelet-
activating factor in inflammatory responses, and his design of agents to prevent apoptosis
arising out of his work.
Introduction of Nicolas G. Bazan, 2007 Recipient of the Proctor Medal (article)
The Proctor Lecture. Homeostatic Regulation of Photoreceptor Cell Integrity: Significance
of the Potent Mediator Neuroprotectin D1 Biosynthesized from Docosahexaenoic Acid
Photograph of Dr. Daniel Organiscial, VP of ARVO, presenting to Nicolas G. Bazan the
Proctor Medal
Brain '07 and BrainPet '07
Special Recognition
Success Story of Louisiana CoBRE/INBRE, 2007-2012
Mentoring in Neuroscience in Louisiana: First Competitive Grant of this Type in
Louisiana
2002
Nicolas G. Bazan, MD, PhD, New Orleans Magazine People to Watch
2000
Neurochemical Research
Table of Contents
Preface
Issue dedicated to Nicolas G. Bazan
1999
Neural Stimulation or Onset of Cerebral Ischemia Activates Phospholipase A2
Elected Fellow, Medical Society of Ireland, The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland,
Dublin 1999
1991
Current Contents/Life Sciences
Bazan NG: Effects of ischemia and electroconvulsive shock on free fatty acid pool
in the brain.
Biochem Biophys Acta 218:1-10, 1970 (Citation Classic Current Concepts/Life Science
30:10, July 29, 1991)